31 Monday Jan 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, congratulations, memories, moments, Technology, widow, WordPress, writing
today WordPress congratulated me on 50,000 views…
that was kind of exciting…
so I dove in and found a few numbers…
as of the end of the year, I had written 3333 posts… there were 3,287 days in that period… basically one post every day… how cool is that…
and I have used 482,698 words…
that works out to around 145 words per post…
interesting information;-)…
29 Saturday Jan 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, light, memories, miles, moments, remembering, steps, surgery, walk, walking, weather, widow
these days I get my steps walking the figure eight in the living and dining rooms…
I was wondering how many trips have been made around these two rooms…
they started when my beloved returned home from his heart surgery, and were short and slow as he regained his strength…
then there were the walks I took as I slowly regained my strength following my cancer surgery just months after he had gone… again, the steps were slow and difficult… took a long time before I could climb the stairs or go out onto the deck…
I walked on the treadmill in the basement before work since being diagnosed with diabetes… I overdid it for a while and my hips and knees can get a bit grumpy if I walk too fast, or too long, so I spend less time on it now…
during the cold weather over the last few years this has been my track… I find walking in the light is a positive encouragement to get the steps in…
how many miles has it been… maybe it is good that it is hardwood and not a carpet that might have ended up with a path in it, lol…
26 Wednesday Jan 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, growing, happy times, harder, memories, moments, nature, photos, plants, purple, treat, weather, widow
recently I wandered around my space and took photos of all the blooming or nearly blooming things…
January and February are often harder months for me and having flowers blooming really lifts my spirits…
so much beauty in this space and I am grateful;-)…
01 Saturday Jan 2022
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Baileys, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, coal, cookies, dinner, family, first-foot, flowers, friends, lobster, memories, moments, movies, New Year's, purple, remembering, Rose Parade, steak, widow
had a lovely New Year’s day…
I watched the Rose Parade which was something we’ve done with my parents for years…
dear friends stopped by to first-foot me… and brought the usual coal, orange, cookies, alcohol, with a beautiful card… and a gorgeous bouquet of orchids and allium… my bouquet from last week is just on its last legs so the timing was perfect…
orchids are one of my favourites and allium was one of my beloved’s…
after that, I made a delicious steak and lobster meal for my lunch… it is usually the meal for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day dinner…
I decided on lunch so the day would be easier… and to broil instead of barbecue as it was so cold out…
it turned out delicious and then I spent the day watching movies…
and carrying the flowers from room to room, lol…
25 Saturday Dec 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, family, food, garage, gifts, happy, joy, memories, moments, remembering, sadness, sleigh, vacillating, weather, widow
today I’ve been vacillating between joy and sadness…
joy at spending time this morning online with the kids in Ottawa as we opened our gifts;-)… they were in the sleigh, lol…
sadness that I am here alone, even if at my own choice…
joy, at spending time with my grandson and his girlfriend in the garage around the fire pit exchanging presents…
sadness that my beloved isn’t here…
joy, that my dinner was delicious… my favourite roast chicken, homemade stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy and turnip…
it looked a little beige, but tasted delicious…
sadness that I wasn’t able to see the rest of my Winnipeg family…
and back to joy as I remember I am home safe and healthy on this Christmas Day…
yup, up and down…
22 Wednesday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, decorations, iPhone, memories, moments, photos, purple, viewpoints, widow
had some fun wandering around and taking a few pictures of the various decorations…
nice to enjoy them close up…
who knew there were so many dragonflies;-)…
of course the purple was no surprise…
it always reminds me to look at things from different viewpoints;-)…
13 Monday Dec 2021
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while I was setting out decorations for Christmas I came across snowflake cards that I’ve saved over the years…
I decided to put them up on the bathroom door and they looked pretty good…
today, I was doing a little crafting – embroidering a couple of gift tags that were part of my Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers envelope…
once I finished that, I felt inspired to put a frame around the snowflake cards… used some of the washi tape that my daughter has sent me over the years…
might have been better with a wider frame, but there wasn’t enough of the tape…
fun to do a bit of work with my hands…
04 Saturday Dec 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, remembering, steps, stocking, trees, widow
had a quiet day… spent it remembering all the wonderful Christmas and birthday memories with my beloved… he would have turned 73 today;-)…
just last night I hung up his stocking at the top of the stairs once the small trees were on the steps…
I did giggle a bit, because he had trouble with his balance and he always felt the stuff on the stairs took up all the space on the steps…
I made burgers and fries for dinner which was one of his favourite meals…
it was delicious…
lots of wonderful memories;-)…
01 Wednesday Dec 2021
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a week or so ago, I cleaned all of the various bits and pieces off the front of the fridge…
put the container with the 24 magnets on it ready for Advent… my daughter sent them to me years ago… they covered two muffin tins and each held a tiny treat as they were opened daily during Advent…
then I put them away carefully🤪… and I didn’t find them until last year, lol… I am happy to use them this year, especially as I still knew where they were…
I think I might start with the 24th and then count back until Christmas;-)…
guess I better turn the magnets around, lol…
this morning I put up the first one…
19 Friday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, hangers, home, memories, moments, remembering, shopping, visit, waved, widow
finally got around to putting away most of the summer tops…
that produced a lot of space and freed up many hangers…
sadly, only two tops made it into the giveaway box…
then, a bit later a good friend stopped by with something she had picked up for me… after a lovely visit she headed out…
as I waved to her out the window I was reminded of my Aunty Vi, who always stood at the window and waved whenever someone left her home…
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